Read the dictionary definition of laurel. All definitions for this word.
1. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
2. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
3. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family